League Play-Off

Menik Stadium
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ladislav Šícha made the kick off which started today's match. Bořivoj Komenda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the match, Menik's goal looked a bit too open when Václav Maceček came free, but Bedřich Kostiha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ladislav Šícha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot 12 in the game by Bořivoj Komenda from a close distance when the talented Jaromír Šikl managed to make a qualified save. FC Sklare's players were relieved. 16 minutes into the match, Bořivoj Komenda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jaromír Šikl. FC Sklare's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bořivoj Komenda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexander Krajíček in the 19th minute of play forced FC Sklare's goalkeeper Jaromír Šikl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, FC Sklare's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Ladislav Šícha fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 26th of the match, Ladislav Šícha tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Jaromír Šikl got in the way and made a wonderful save. Václav Maceček sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Menik getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Matěj Škoda hit a great ball. In the 35th minute FC Sklare were awarded a corner. Vladimír Krotil went to the cornerflag to take it. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Martin Šafařík sped through Menik's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bedřich Kostiha. When Alexander Krajíček fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Menik's protests and gave Alexander Krajíček a yellow card for diving instead. In the 44th match minute, Menik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexander Krajíček to maneuver through the defense. Vladimír Krotil was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 45th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martin Šafařík stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Benjamin Štolfa hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Vladimír Krotil, 53 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Martin Šafařík had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benjamin Štolfa charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benjamin Štolfa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 56th minute of the game. One of Menik:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Sklare:s goal. When the match had been going on for 58 minutes, FC Sklare's Vladimír Krotil got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Bedřich Kostiha. FC Sklare's Martin Šafařík got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bořivoj Komenda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Bořivoj Komenda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jaromír Šikl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ladislav Šícha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute, Václav Maceček left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Sklare fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Martin Šafařík sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in FC Sklare's zone, Alexander Krajíček stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jaromír Šikl came out of the goal and Alexander Krajíček tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Robin Malínský hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Šafařík in the 98th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bedřich Kostiha saved Menik from getting behind.